So, I’ve been on a movie kick recently. (A pretty obvious statement if you’ve read my past few articles.) This holiday weekend, I decided to revisit what I felt were some of best portrayals of historical ballplayers. If I was going to narrow it down to my top three, I knew a lot of great performances would need to get cut, probably launching a debate. Why I write this article then?! Let the debate begin! Tommy...
With “rookies” like Jamie Moyer and Andy Pettitte making waves in the majors this year, I was inspired to take another look at Disney’s The Rookie (2002)… that plus the Yankees and Mets both lost today. Wouldn’t you want to pop popcorn and get into some pajamas? Directed by John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side) and written by Mike Rich (Secretariat), The Rookie tells the story of real-life Major League Pitcher, Jim Morris. A...
With Roger Clemens on trial for perjury and Mariano Rivera facing a career ending injury, let’s face it. There haven’t been a lot of warm, fuzzy stories going around the baseball diamond. This kind of inspired me to revisit what should have been a warm fuzzy story, but ultimately wasn’t – the single season home run race of 1961. In other words, I watched the movie *61 … again. Directed by Billy Crystal, produced...
You may remember this great monologue by Susan Sarandon, playing baseball’s ultimate hot mama in 1988′s Bull Durham: I believe in the Church of Baseball. I’ve tried all the major religions, and most of the minor ones. I’ve worshipped Buddha, Allah, Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, trees, mushrooms, and Isadora Duncan. I know things. For instance, there are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there are 108 stitches in a baseball. When I heard that,...
2012 05 14 Scranton Wilks Barre/ Empire State Yankees vs Pawtucket Red Sox
